simm1701 writes: A double blind study in Essex has found that while people complaining of ill effects from mobile phone masts do seem to be suffering from real symptoms, these symptoms have nothing to do with any radio signal being emitted and are purely psychosomatic.

From the article:
Scientists have developed an artificial plastic blood which could act as a substitute in emergencies.

Researchers at Sheffield University said their creation could be a huge advantage in war zones.
They say that the artificial blood is light to carry, does not need to be kept cool and can be kept for longer.
The new blood is made up of plastic molecules that have an iron atom at their core, like haemoglobin, that can carry oxygen through the body.
The scientists said the artificial blood could be cheap to produce and they were looking for extra funding to develop a final prototype that would be suitable for biological testing.

Dr Lance Twyman, of the university's Department of Chemistry, said: "We are very excited about the potential for this product and about the fact that this could save lives.
"Many people die from superficial wounds when they are trapped in an accident or are injured on the battlefield and can't get blood before they get to hospital.
"This product can be stored a lot more easily than blood, meaning large quantities could be carried easily by ambulances and the armed forces."

A sample of the artificial blood prototype will be on display at the Science Museum in London from 22 May as part of an exhibition about the history of plastics.

eldavojohn writes: "Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been talking smack about DRM and has recently issued a verbal offer to major music lables stating that if they are willing to loose the DRM, he'd be willing to raise his 99 cent price for those iTunes songs. These tracks (such as the recent EMI deal) would also have better sound quality & cost about 30 cents more."

simm1701 writes: High speed ISP Be has closed the account of one of its customers after their full disclosure style release of a serious remote security hole in their ADSL modem/routers. The ISP's reponse has been typical of many IT companies, a combination of denial, blame on the flaw find for the existance of the flaw and heavy handed legal threats.

So here is a case of a state legislator, who blew a.14, flashed his ID, and was thus not arrested for DUI. The Mothers Against Drunk Drivers think that's just fine, and in fact publicly support letting a.14 blower off with no consequences whatsoever.

An anonymous reader writes: Do your banks' new security features make fraud even easier? Logging into my citicard account reveals non-standard ssl use, with unverifiable security (no https or even a certificate). Logging in takes you to a different site without the word "citi" even in its url. My old MBNA account used to send emails from "cardsatisfaction.com" and I still can't tell if the emails from "customercenter.net" were actually legit.

Why do banks actually expect customers to not fall for phishing attempts when they make it so easy? How do you protect your identity when you can't verify your connection is actually encrypted? How good are your banks at protecting your identity?

The AP reports that http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/01/16/airline.anti.missile.ap/index.htmlcommercial jets with anti-missle defense systems. Sen. Barbara Baxter (D-California) is one of the supporters of the system. She, and other members of Congress are hoping to equip all US commercial passenger liners with this system in 20 years, which will cost billions of dollars. Is this good common sense or the costly futur

Back in 1971, a psychology professor created a miniature Abu Ghraib by assigning college students to roles in a mock prison. Now you can watch a chilling documentary about the experiment on YouTube. In Bodyhack.